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2012 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Sep 29, 1988
Height:
6-9 / 2.06
Weight:
235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Texas / USA
Years Pro:
4
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Position: Forward/Guard Height: 6-9 Weight: 230 NBA Years: Three NBA Seasons College: Texas Birthdate: 9/29/88 Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Aquired: Selected by the OKC franchise in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft. CAREER AVERAGES: 25.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.2 spg in 38.0 mpg (314 career games). 2010-11 SEASON AVERAGES: 27.7 ppg (led NBA), 6.8 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.1 spg in 38.9 mpg. 2010-11: Named to the All-NBA First Team for a second consecutive season after becoming just the 11th player in NBA history to win the scoring title in back-to-back seasons...Led the NBA with five 40-point scoring efforts en route to a league-best 27.7 point per game scoring average....The two-time NBA Player of The Month (December and April) led the NBA with 29 30-point scoring efforts and in those games the Thunder posted a 24-5 record. Through his first four NBA seasons, Durant has amassed 8,128 points scored. Among all active NBA players only LeBron James (8,439) recorded more points scored through his first four NBA seasons...Named the NBA’s player of the week on two occasions… Recorded five straight double-doubles for the first time in his career 1/30 vs. Miami – 2/8 vs. Memphis… Matched a career-high with 47 points and set a new career-high with 18 rebounds during OKC’s one-point win at Minnesota (1/26)… Recorded 13 double-doubles on the season (MR: 25 points and 11 rebounds 4/1 at Portland)… Matched a career-high with five blocks shots vs. Portland (3/27)…Made game-winning 3-point field goal as time expired 1/22 vs. New York (1/22)… Named the NBA’s Kia Western Conference Player of the Month in December and In April. During month of December, helped lead the Thunder to an 11-5 mark (best in the Northwest Division) while averaging a league-best 29.4 points…Connected on 16-16 free throws for second time this year on 11/15 at Utah and converted 16-17 FTs 11/22 vs. Minnesota…Appeared in his 300th career NBA game 3/18 vs. Charlotte. At the time only two active players scored more points than Durant (7,760) in their first 300 games (Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James)...Scored 34 points in his second All-Star appearance at STAPLES Center on 2/20. NBA CAREER: 2009-10: Was named First Team All-NBA…Became youngest player in NBA history to win the scoring title (30.1 ppg) and the first in franchise history… Finished second (behind LeBron James) in NBA MVP voting… One of only 10 players in NBA history to start every game and average 30+ points… Set franchise record and led the NBA with 756 made free throws… Recorded back-to- back 40 points games for the first time in his career vs. Minnesota (4/4) and at Utah (4/6)… Set all-time franchise record for points in a single season (2,472 points scored)… Matched season-high with 45 points and a career-high seven made three-point FGs at Utah (4/6)… Made first career All-Star appearance (2/14) and recorded 15 points and five rebounds in 20 minutes… Led NBA and set a franchise record with 47 games of 30+ points… His streak of 25+ points in 29 consecutive games (12/22 – 2/23) is an all-time franchise record and the longest streak for all active NBA players… Recorded 25 double-doubles on the year including vs. Denver (4/7) with 33 points and 11 rebounds… Led team in scoring in 75-of- 82 games… Tallied 40+ points eight times…Tied franchise record with 15 free throw makes in a half on 3/19 at Toronto… Became 2nd youngest NBA player (LeBron James) to record 2,000 points through first 68 games at age 21 or younger… Posted season-high 45 points and 11 rebounds vs. Golden State (1/31), by shooting 16-21 on the night became the 2nd player in franchise history to score 45+ points on better than 75.0% shooting (Spencer Haywood on 1/7/72; 48 pts on 21-28 FGs)… Matched career-high with 13 offensive rebounds at Dallas (1/15)…Named NBA Player of The Week on three separate occasions… Became the 2nd youngest NBA player (behind only LeBron James) to reach 4,000 career point scored on 12/4 vs. Boston as he finished with a game-high 36 points… With his 28-point performance on 11- of-22 shooting versus the Jazz in Utah (11/24), became just the fourth player in league history, joining LeBron James (twice), Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Jordan, to score at least 400 points during the first 15 games of a season at age 21 or younger… Set all-time franchise record for most free throws without a miss (18) at SAC (11/10) en route to game-high 37 points. 2008-09: Appreard 74 games (all starts) and averaged 25.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.30 steals in 39.0 minutes...Ranked 6th in the NBA in scoring (25.3 ppg) and 5th in minutes played (39.0)…Recorded 20 or more points 57 times…30-plus points 21 times including five straight games from 2/1-2/10, marking the longest streak of his career… 40-plus points on three occasions…15 double-doubles… Three-plus steals 13 times…Scored 20-plus points in 18 consecutive contests {Excludes game at Dallas (2/27) in which he played eight minutes and left with injury} from 1/28-3/24…Career-high 47 points vs. New Orleans (2/17)…Set franchise record with 24 free throw makes (24-26 FT) and career-high 15 rebounds at L.A. Clippers (1/23)…Career-high five steals at Dallas (12/13)… Missed eight games due to injury… Seven games on inactive list...Winner of first annual H-O-R-S-E competition sponsored by Geico as part of All-Star weekend. 2007-08: Named NBA’s Rookie of the Year and to the NBA All-Rookie First-Team…Received NBA Rookie of the Month award five times…Became the third teenager to average more than 20 points per game (Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James)…Appeared in 80 games (80 starts)…Averaged 20.3 points per game (1st among rookies, 24th in NBA)…Shot 87.3 percent (391-448) from the foul line (1st among rookies, 11th in NBA)…Averaged 2.4 apg (3rd among rookies)…Scored 20-plus points 44 times…Scored 30-plus points seven times…Led or co-led the team in scoring 47 times…Led team with 75 blocks…Played in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge on 2/15, tallying 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists…Recorded career-high 42 points on 18-of-25 shooting at Golden State on 4/16, and added a career-high 13 rebounds…At age 19 years 200 days, no player in the history of the NBA has scored as many points in a game at a younger age…Dished out a career-high nine assists and scored 37 points in a career-high 51 minutes vs. Denver on 4/6. CAREER PLAYOFFS: Appeared in 23 career postseason contests (23 starts) and recorded averages of 27.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists...2009-10: Scored 30+ points seven times, including three efforts of 40+. ..Recorded 5 double-doubles...Became the 20th player in NBA history to score 39+ points in a Game 7 during OKC’s second round victory over Memphis on 5/15 (39 points; 13-25 FGs)…Set a playoff career-high with 41 points (13-22 FGS) during opening round Game 1 victory vs. Denver before matching his postseason career-best postseason scoring effort in Game 5 vs. Denver. During the Thunder’s close-out victory over DEN on 4/27, scored 16 (6-9 FGs) of his 41 points in the 4th quarter… Made a career playoff-high five 3-point field goals (5-6 3FGs) in Game 4 defeat on 4/25 vs. Denver. CAREER ALL-STAR: Named to his second career NBA All-Star team during the 2010-11 season...In the game at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Durant scored 34 points in 30 minutes of action...He was named to the starting lineup after receiving the second most votes in the Western Conference...Became the first All-Star in Oklahoma City Thunder history in 2010...During the game which was played at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds. TEAM USA: During the summer of 2010 Durant helped lead the USA Men’s National Team to a gold medal during the 2010 FIBA World Championships played in Turkey. Durant, the tournament MVP recorded a game-high 28 points during the United States’ gold medal winning, 81-64 victory over host country Turkey. He also set the all-time USA single game scoring record by notching 38 points during the USA’s semifinal match-up versus Lithuania. COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS: Earned National Player of the Year honors from The Associated Press, NABC, USBWA, CBS/Chevrolet and The Sporting News and was named the winner of the Adolph Rupp Trophy, the Naismith Award and the Wooden Award, becoming the first-ever freshman in NCAA history to win any of those awards…Earned consensus First Team All-American honors, becoming just the third freshman in NCAA history to earn that honor, joining Wayman Tisdale (1983) and Chris Jackson (1989)…Named Big 12 Freshman and Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Conference honors and was named to the league’s All-Defensive Team…Set single-season school and Big 12 record for points in a season with 903, a total that ranks as the second-most by a freshman in NCAA history…Also set a single-season school record for total rebounds in a season with 390, a mark that ranks second in Big 12 history and third all-time for a freshman in NCAA history. COLLEGE: 2006-07 (Freshman season): Averaged 25.8 ppg (first in Big 12, fourth in the nation), 11.1 rpg and 1.9 bpg in 35 games…Averaged 28.9 ppg and 12.5 rpg in conference play, both Big 12 single-season records for league games only…Scored 20-plus points 30 times and posted 30-plus points 11 times…Recorded 20 double-doubles…Tallied a career-high 37 points on four occasions… Named Big 12 Tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring a tournament-record 92 points. HIGH SCHOOL: 2005-06 (Senior Season): Named First Team All-American by USA Today and Parade Magazine after senior season at Montrose Christian (MD) after averaging 23.6 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.0 spg and 2.6 bpg…Named Co-MVP of the McDonald’s All-American Game after posting 25 points for the West squad… Led Montrose Christian to a 20-2 record and a No. 9 ranking in the final USA Today poll… 2004-05 (Junior season): Named Second Team All-American by Parade Magazine…Averaged 19.6 ppg and 8.8 rpg for Oak Hill Academy…Shot 65 percent from the field, including 43 percent from three-point range. PERSONAL: Wears No. 35 to honor his childhood AAU coach, Charles Craig, who died when he was 35… Favorite food is crab legs…Most admired Vince Carter as a child…Loves to play video games (NBA Live and March Madness) and shopping for clothes…Favorite motto, which his mentor and coach Taras Brown recited when Kevin was working out, is: “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.” |
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